I agree....what I was really getting at is that GM has had a few examples of the use of the SS badge on cars with otherwise less than stellar factory installed engines from its past, from the 60's to...

That maybe true but I would bet the 2006 Malibu SS V6 was much faster than the 1965 Malibu SS inline 6 was in its day and I would also say it was a better straight line performer in its day among its...